Obtaining endorsements does not have to be a scary situation. However, you will have to apply to the state government organization that granted you your commercial license in the first place. Each state requirements are slightly different.
Below is a complete guide for CDL HAZMAT endorsement requirements for every state.
Scroll down, find your state and information linked.
Alaska
Department of Administration Division of Motor Vehicles
Arizona
Department of Transportation
Arkansas
The help desk phone number for the state's commerical driver license help is 501-682-1400. Follow this link for more information.
California
Department of Motor Vehicles.
Colorado
Department of Revenue
Connecticut
Department of Motor Vehicles
Delaware
Department of Motor Vehicles
Florida
Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles
Georgia
Department of Driver Services
Hawaii
Department of Transportation
Idaho
The Idaho Transportation Department administers Class A drivers licenses and Hazmat endorsements. The Idaho government has also set up a resources website specifically for professional truck drivers that includes a page on endorsements.
Illinois
Secretary of State
Indiana
Bureau of Motor Vehicles
Iowa
Department of Transportation
Kansas
Department of Transportation
Kentucky
Transportation Cabinet
Louisiana
Office of Motor Vehicles
Maine
Instead, a complete copy of the state’s commercial driver manual can be found here.
Maryland
Department of Transportation
Massachusetts
Registry of Motor Vehicles
Michigan
Department of State
Minnesota
Department of Public Safety
Mississippi
Mississippi does not have a web page devoted to endorsements. An applicable section of the state’s commercial driver manual can be found here.
Missouri
Department of Revenue
Montana
Department of Justice
Nebraska
Department of Motor Vehicles
Nevada
Department of Motor Vehicles
New Hampshire
Division of Motor Vehicles
New Jersey
Motor Vehicle Commission
New Mexico
Motor Vehicle Division
New York
Department of Motor Vehicles
North Carolina
North Carolina’s Division of Motor Vehicles website does not have a specific site devoted to HAZMAT edorsement but the state’s complete commercial driver manual can be downloaded here.
North Dakota
Department of Transportation
Ohio
Bureau of Motor Vehicles
Oklahoma
The website for Oklahoma’s Department of Public Safety does not have a section dedicated to Hazmat endorsements. Consult Section 9-1 of the state’s commercial driver manual, which can be accessed here.
Oregon
Department of Transportation
Pennsylvania
Driver & Vehicle Services
Rhode Island
Division of Motor Vehicles
South Carolina
Department of Motor Vehicles
South Dakota
Department of Public Safety
Tennessee
Department of Safety & Homeland Security
Texas
Department of Public Safety
Vermont
Department of Motor Vehicles
Virginia
Department of Motor Vehicles
Washington
Department of Licensing
West Virginia
Department of Transportation
Wisconsin
Department of Transportation
Wyoming
Department of Transportation
Still have questions about getting a Hazmat endorsement on your Class A drivers license? Reach out to our recruiting team.
